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Needed: Foreign Skilled Workers–and Visa Reform

4/4/17 – The United States doesn’t have enough home-grown workers with the training in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics that many employers need, according to a new study by a coalition of mayors and business leaders. But there is also concernthat the federal government’s visa program for bringing in highly skilled temporary workers from abroad needs to be updated and reformed. In Issues, a scholar who focuses on science, technology, and immigration policy has offered a detailed plan to do just that.